Chapter 45: My Authority as Bureau Chief Is Unlimited (x

Juanzhang, why did you agree to that request?

Which request?

The two cards that the whistleblower demanded! They are extremely dangerous items!

Demand? Watch your wording, Section Chief Jianze.

"…I misspoke." Gazing at the old man whose face had grown solemn, the middle-aged person's projection standing before the Juanzhang's office lowered their posture again.

But they also did not give up urging them to stop.

"But that really is a very dangerous device!"

"The Technical Bureau is certain that the card indeed contains everything of that iron giant, and the containment method is unstable, while the other card's state is similarly similar, only differing in the formation process!"

"Mechanical Godzilla, Belial Ultraman—the former is a creation praised by Star Constant Industry, the latter is, in the mouths of transmigrants, an extraordinarily dangerous fallen being!" The Section Chief argued vehemently, his emotions so agitated that his face flushed red.

"Even if it doesn't last long, such power should not be held by an outsider, especially when that outsider is merely a child!"

"Nineteen years old, already an adult, already capable of bearing responsibility, Section Chief Jianze," the old man regrettably shook his head, "Moreover, this time he chose to make a named report."

"Why do you think he made a named report? It is to lay his information plainly before us, and to stake our reputation and his life, believing we can handle that auction and also have the ability to protect him from any possible retaliation from the auction."

"This is precisely his determination."

"The Holy Terra Federation simultaneously houses many dangerous individuals; even that dangerous ancient dragon from three years ago honestly contributes all its effort to the development of Everconstant City, and you, doubting Heaven Gate City, doubting the Boundary Gate District, can't you urge a determined young person?"

"But..." "Moreover, the Technical Bureau's planned disposal plan for those two cards is also to discard them."

"They believe that the power form of such cards has no research value and can be completely discarded; and at this time, someone who either is willing to take enormous risks or is a high school student sufficiently trusting of us has appeared, reporting the den of extravagance that has long occupied Heaven Gate City——"

"He hopes to exchange the merit and reward earned from this report, plus the starting bid amount, for the two cards."

"Should we refuse?"

"From the Technical Bureau's standpoint, from the Safety Bureau's standpoint? He has made the information public in plain sight, and he has an extraordinary obsession with those two cards."

"Stolen goods are naturally put up for auction; a great meritorious person forsaking reward and honor to pre‑book one of them has no precedent—are you going to mention that?"

"I wasn't saying that... no, I am saying that." The Section Chief suddenly changed his wording.

"Because his dissatisfaction is merely letting a 19‑year‑old child control that dangerous thing, but the Bureau Chief cut him off with 'He has awareness,' 'We have also not failed to supervise such people,' so if he is unsatisfied he must take another angle."

"Although this angle was proposed by the Bureau Chief who gave permission, his hasty change of wording made him seem eager to take the bait, but he still wanted to hear how the other side would answer."

"Then he saw the other party crack open the corners of their mouth, palms pressing on the desk as they slowly rose to their feet:"

"Now you have it, return to your post."

"Having said that, he directly pressed the communication‑cutoff button, leaving the Section Chief dozens of li away momentarily speechless, not knowing what to say."

"What could he say?"

"Could he go to the Mayor to report the Bureau Chief?"

"If this gets out, no one knows what it will become; for now the existence of the monster cards is under information blockade, that child has just finished the college entrance exam, even appeared once on a Boundary Gate District TV interview, still has a bright future, and should not be prematurely affected by the media."

"Forget it... my own considerations aren't any better than those above...... Section Chief Jianze felt a bit dejected."

"He just felt that this matter was absolutely strange."

"But this isn't his fault either—who let his direct superior be a riddler, who cuts off communications when the reason ought to be announced?"

"At this moment the Bureau Chief rose, turned his head, gazed toward the direction of the floor‑to‑ceiling window outside the Mayor's building, pulled up the information of the youth who had made a named report, that glaring level having long proven that the Mayor also harbored expectations for him."

"Actually, after saying all that, he merely granted permission because of this point."

"Among the 1,327, he was the first 'seed' to appear before his eyes."

"He also wanted to see what kind of bearing the other party could grow into."